curricle
[kur-i-kuh l]
noun
a light, two-wheeled, open carriage drawn by two horses abreast.
Origin of curricle
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Related Words for curricle
wagon, truck, rickshaw, buggy, dray, gig, dolly, barrow, pushcart, handcart, tumbrel, palanquin, wheelbarrow, gurney, tilbury, two-wheelerExamples from the Web for curricle
Historical Examples of curricle
At the gates I had the curricle waiting in which I had driven up.
The SnareRafael Sabatini
The prince drove his curricle, and had charge of his belle cousine.
BurlesquesWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
He was one day driving in his curricle, with a poodle by his side.
Toward the curricle they directed what should have been a bow, but was a nod.
Evan Harrington, CompleteGeorge Meredith
She thought I should drive my curricle—I couldn't afford an omnibus!
Evan Harrington, CompleteGeorge Meredith
curricle
noun
Word Origin for curricle
C18: from Latin curriculum from currus chariot, from currere to run
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